SEPTAL DEVIATION (Deviated Septum)
 

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Who should be suspected of having a deviated septum?

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People experiencing nasal congestion, difficulty breathing through the nose, snoring, sleeping with an open mouth, a history of frequent sinusitis, headaches, impaired sense of smell, and complaints of sleep disorders may have a deviated septum. A detailed ENT examination is necessary.

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How is the diagnosis of a deviated septum made?

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Patients with these complaints should be examined for a deviated septum. The diagnosis of a deviated septum and other conditions causing nasal obstructions can be accurately and easily determined by endoscopic examination of the inside of the nose. A Paranasal Tomography reveals all anatomical structures of the nose, and during surgery, the diagnosis of all problems causing nasal obstruction (enlargement of the lower nasal concha, air in the middle nasal concha, polyps, sinusitis, etc.), along with the deviation of the middle bone, is made, and interventions are performed.

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How is the treatment of a deviated septum done?

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Correction of a deviated septum is a condition that can be treated surgically. The curvatures in the bone and cartilage structures in the midline of the nose can be corrected surgically. The surgery is performed by working only from the inside without opening the front part of the nose. In the same session, the lower nasal conchae are also reduced using radiofrequency waves. This operation is called septoplasty. The septoplasty procedure is performed under general anesthesia, lasts about 30 minutes, nasal packs that allow breathing are placed after the operation, and the operation is completed with self-dissolving stitches, and the person is discharged on the same day. Long strip-shaped tampons and hard tampons placed inside the nose in previous years are no longer used. Therefore, septoplasty surgeries are no longer a difficult and painful procedure.

 

Radiofrequency Application for Inferior Turbinate Reduction

 

With the advancing medical technology, radiofrequency applications for inferior turbinate reduction have become a highly successful treatment option for turbinate hypertrophy in recent years. With this method, the part inside the nose, which is rich in blood vessels and responsible for the functions of the turbinate, is reduced without touching the surface part that performs the functions of the turbinate. With the needle part of the radiofrequency device, the interior of the nasal concha is entered, and along with the radio waves given, the concha is reduced. Being a very simple procedure performed under local anesthesia and having a very short recovery time, it is one of the most preferred treatment methods today.

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